Checkpoint: Introducing authenticaion; re-orged some packages

src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/ActionHelper.java

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2021-2022. Kingsrook LLC <contact@kingsrook.com>.  All Rights Reserved.
+ */
+
+package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions;
+
+
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QException;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.AbstractQRequest;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.QAuthenticationModuleDispatcher;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.interfaces.QAuthenticationModuleInterface;
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ **
+ *******************************************************************************/
+public class ActionHelper
+{
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public static void validateSession(AbstractQRequest request) throws QException
+   {
+      QAuthenticationModuleDispatcher qAuthenticationModuleDispatcher = new QAuthenticationModuleDispatcher();
+      QAuthenticationModuleInterface authenticationModule = qAuthenticationModuleDispatcher.getQModule(request.getAuthenticationMetaData());
+      if(!authenticationModule.isSessionValid(request.getSession()))
+      {
+         throw new QException("Invalid session in request");
+      }
+   }
+
+}

src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/DeleteAction.java

@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@ package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QException;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.delete.DeleteRequest;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.delete.DeleteResult;
-import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QBackendMetaData;
-import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.QModuleDispatcher;
-import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.interfaces.QModuleInterface;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.QBackendModuleDispatcher;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.interfaces.QBackendModuleInterface;
 
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -24,11 +23,10 @@ public class DeleteAction
     *******************************************************************************/
    public DeleteResult execute(DeleteRequest deleteRequest) throws QException
    {
-      QModuleDispatcher qModuleDispatcher = new QModuleDispatcher();
+      ActionHelper.validateSession(deleteRequest);
 
-      QBackendMetaData backend = deleteRequest.getBackend();
-
-      QModuleInterface qModule = qModuleDispatcher.getQModule(backend);
+      QBackendModuleDispatcher qBackendModuleDispatcher = new QBackendModuleDispatcher();
+      QBackendModuleInterface qModule = qBackendModuleDispatcher.getQModule(deleteRequest.getBackend());
       // todo pre-customization - just get to modify the request?
       DeleteResult deleteResult = qModule.getDeleteInterface().execute(deleteRequest);
       // todo post-customization - can do whatever w/ the result if you want

src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/InsertAction.java

@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@ package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QException;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.insert.InsertRequest;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.insert.InsertResult;
-import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QBackendMetaData;
-import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.QModuleDispatcher;
-import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.interfaces.QModuleInterface;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.QBackendModuleDispatcher;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.interfaces.QBackendModuleInterface;
 
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -24,11 +23,10 @@ public class InsertAction
     *******************************************************************************/
    public InsertResult execute(InsertRequest insertRequest) throws QException
    {
-      QModuleDispatcher qModuleDispatcher = new QModuleDispatcher();
+      ActionHelper.validateSession(insertRequest);
 
-      QBackendMetaData backend = insertRequest.getBackend();
-
-      QModuleInterface qModule = qModuleDispatcher.getQModule(backend);
+      QBackendModuleDispatcher qBackendModuleDispatcher = new QBackendModuleDispatcher();
+      QBackendModuleInterface qModule = qBackendModuleDispatcher.getQModule(insertRequest.getBackend());
       // todo pre-customization - just get to modify the request?
       InsertResult insertResult = qModule.getInsertInterface().execute(insertRequest);
       // todo post-customization - can do whatever w/ the result if you want

src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/MetaDataAction.java

@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ public class MetaDataAction
     *******************************************************************************/
    public MetaDataResult execute(MetaDataRequest metaDataRequest) throws QException
    {
+      ActionHelper.validateSession(metaDataRequest);
+
       // todo pre-customization - just get to modify the request?
       MetaDataResult metaDataResult = new MetaDataResult();
 

src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/QueryAction.java

@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@ package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QException;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.query.QueryRequest;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.query.QueryResult;
-import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QBackendMetaData;
-import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.QModuleDispatcher;
-import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.interfaces.QModuleInterface;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.QBackendModuleDispatcher;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.interfaces.QBackendModuleInterface;
 
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -24,11 +23,10 @@ public class QueryAction
     *******************************************************************************/
    public QueryResult execute(QueryRequest queryRequest) throws QException
    {
-      QModuleDispatcher qModuleDispatcher = new QModuleDispatcher();
+      ActionHelper.validateSession(queryRequest);
 
-      QBackendMetaData backend = queryRequest.getBackend();
-
-      QModuleInterface qModule = qModuleDispatcher.getQModule(backend);
+      QBackendModuleDispatcher qBackendModuleDispatcher = new QBackendModuleDispatcher();
+      QBackendModuleInterface qModule = qBackendModuleDispatcher.getQModule(queryRequest.getBackend());
       // todo pre-customization - just get to modify the request?
       QueryResult queryResult = qModule.getQueryInterface().execute(queryRequest);
       // todo post-customization - can do whatever w/ the result if you want

src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/RunFunctionAction.java

@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ public class RunFunctionAction
     *******************************************************************************/
    public RunFunctionResult execute(RunFunctionRequest runFunctionRequest) throws QException
    {
+      ActionHelper.validateSession(runFunctionRequest);
+
       ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
       // todo - shouldn't meta-data validation catch this? //
       ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -109,6 +111,7 @@ public class RunFunctionAction
          if(runFunctionRequest.getRecords() == null)
          {
             QueryRequest queryRequest = new QueryRequest(runFunctionRequest.getInstance());
+            queryRequest.setSession(runFunctionRequest.getSession());
             queryRequest.setTableName(inputMetaData.getRecordListMetaData().getTableName());
 
             // todo - handle this being async (e.g., http)

src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/RunProcessAction.java

@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ public class RunProcessAction
     *******************************************************************************/
    public RunProcessResult execute(RunProcessRequest runProcessRequest) throws QException
    {
+      ActionHelper.validateSession(runProcessRequest);
+
       ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
       // todo - shouldn't meta-data validation catch this? //
       ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////

src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/TableMetaDataAction.java

@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ public class TableMetaDataAction
     *******************************************************************************/
    public TableMetaDataResult execute(TableMetaDataRequest tableMetaDataRequest) throws QException
    {
+      ActionHelper.validateSession(tableMetaDataRequest);
+
       // todo pre-customization - just get to modify the request?
       TableMetaDataResult tableMetaDataResult = new TableMetaDataResult();
 

src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/actions/AbstractQRequest.java

@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions;
 
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QInstanceValidationException;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.instances.QInstanceValidator;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QAuthenticationMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QInstance;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.session.QSession;
 
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QInstance;
 public abstract class AbstractQRequest
 {
    protected QInstance instance;
-   // todo session
+   protected QSession session;
 
 
 
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractQRequest
       // if this instance hasn't been validated yet, do so now  //
       // noting that this will also enrich any missing metaData //
       ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-      if(! instance.getHasBeenValidated())
+      if(!instance.getHasBeenValidated())
       {
          try
          {
@@ -57,6 +59,16 @@ public abstract class AbstractQRequest
 
 
 
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public QAuthenticationMetaData getAuthenticationMetaData()
+   {
+      return (instance.getAuthentication());
+   }
+
+
+
    /*******************************************************************************
     ** Getter for instance
     **
@@ -76,4 +88,26 @@ public abstract class AbstractQRequest
    {
       this.instance = instance;
    }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Getter for session
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public QSession getSession()
+   {
+      return session;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Setter for session
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public void setSession(QSession session)
+   {
+      this.session = session;
+   }
 }

src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/QAuthenticationMetaData.java

@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2021-2021. Kingsrook LLC <contact@kingsrook.com>.  All Rights Reserved.
+ */
+
+package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata;
+
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonFilter;
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ ** Meta-data to provide details of an authentication provider (e.g., google, saml,
+ ** etc) within a qqq instance
+ **
+ *******************************************************************************/
+public class QAuthenticationMetaData
+{
+   private String name;
+   private String type;
+
+   @JsonFilter("secretsFilter")
+   private Map<String, String> values;
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public String getValue(String key)
+   {
+      if(values == null)
+      {
+         return null;
+      }
+      return values.get(key);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public void setValue(String key, String value)
+   {
+      if(values == null)
+      {
+         values = new HashMap<>();
+      }
+      values.put(key, value);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public QAuthenticationMetaData withValue(String key, String value)
+   {
+      if(values == null)
+      {
+         values = new HashMap<>();
+      }
+      values.put(key, value);
+      return (this);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public String getName()
+   {
+      return name;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public void setName(String name)
+   {
+      this.name = name;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public QAuthenticationMetaData withName(String name)
+   {
+      this.name = name;
+      return (this);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Getter for type
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public String getType()
+   {
+      return type;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Setter for type
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public void setType(String type)
+   {
+      this.type = type;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public QAuthenticationMetaData withType(String type)
+   {
+      this.type = type;
+      return (this);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public Map<String, String> getValues()
+   {
+      return values;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public void setValues(Map<String, String> values)
+   {
+      this.values = values;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public QAuthenticationMetaData withVales(Map<String, String> values)
+   {
+      this.values = values;
+      return (this);
+   }
+
+}

src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/QInstance.java

@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ public class QInstance
    @JsonIgnore
    private Map<String, QBackendMetaData> backends = new HashMap<>();
 
+   private QAuthenticationMetaData authentication = null;
+
    private Map<String, QTableMetaData> tables = new HashMap<>();
    private Map<String, QProcessMetaData> processes = new HashMap<>();
 
@@ -257,4 +259,24 @@ public class QInstance
    }
 
 
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Getter for authentication
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public QAuthenticationMetaData getAuthentication()
+   {
+      return authentication;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Setter for authentication
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public void setAuthentication(QAuthenticationMetaData authentication)
+   {
+      this.authentication = authentication;
+   }
 }

src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/session/QSession.java

@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2021-2022. Kingsrook LLC <contact@kingsrook.com>.  All Rights Reserved.
+ */
+
+package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.session;
+
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ **
+ *******************************************************************************/
+public class QSession
+{
+   private String idReference;
+   private QUser user;
+
+   // implementation-specific custom values
+   private Map<String, String> values;
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Getter for idReference
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public String getIdReference()
+   {
+      return idReference;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Setter for idReference
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public void setIdReference(String idReference)
+   {
+      this.idReference = idReference;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Getter for user
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public QUser getUser()
+   {
+      return user;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Setter for user
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public void setUser(QUser user)
+   {
+      this.user = user;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public String getValue(String key)
+   {
+      if(values == null)
+      {
+         return null;
+      }
+      return values.get(key);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public void setValue(String key, String value)
+   {
+      if(values == null)
+      {
+         values = new HashMap<>();
+      }
+      values.put(key, value);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public QSession withValue(String key, String value)
+   {
+      if(values == null)
+      {
+         values = new HashMap<>();
+      }
+      values.put(key, value);
+      return (this);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public Map<String, String> getValues()
+   {
+      return values;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public void setValues(Map<String, String> values)
+   {
+      this.values = values;
+   }
+
+}

src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/session/QUser.java

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2021-2022. Kingsrook LLC <contact@kingsrook.com>.  All Rights Reserved.
+ */
+
+package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.session;
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ **
+ *******************************************************************************/
+public class QUser
+{
+   private String idReference;
+   private String fullName;
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Getter for idReference
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public String getIdReference()
+   {
+      return idReference;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Setter for idReference
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public void setIdReference(String idReference)
+   {
+      this.idReference = idReference;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Getter for fullName
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public String getFullName()
+   {
+      return fullName;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Setter for fullName
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public void setFullName(String fullName)
+   {
+      this.fullName = fullName;
+   }
+}

src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/modules/QAuthenticationModuleDispatcher.java

@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2021-2021. Kingsrook LLC <contact@kingsrook.com>.  All Rights Reserved.
+ */
+
+package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules;
+
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QModuleDispatchException;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QAuthenticationMetaData;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.interfaces.QAuthenticationModuleInterface;
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ ** This class is responsible for loading an authentication module, by its name, and
+ ** returning an instance.
+ **
+ ** TODO - make this mapping runtime-bound, not pre-compiled in.
+ **
+ *******************************************************************************/
+public class QAuthenticationModuleDispatcher
+{
+   private Map<String, String> authenticationTypeToModuleClassNameMap;
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public QAuthenticationModuleDispatcher()
+   {
+      authenticationTypeToModuleClassNameMap = new HashMap<>();
+      authenticationTypeToModuleClassNameMap.put("mock", "com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.mock.MockAuthenticationModule");
+      authenticationTypeToModuleClassNameMap.put("fullyAnonymous", "com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.defaults.FullyAnonymousAuthenticationModule");
+      authenticationTypeToModuleClassNameMap.put("TODO:google", "com.kingsrook.qqq.authentication.module.google.GoogleAuthenticationModule");
+      // todo - let user define custom type -> classes
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public QAuthenticationModuleInterface getQModule(QAuthenticationMetaData authenticationMetaData) throws QModuleDispatchException
+   {
+      if(authenticationMetaData == null)
+      {
+         throw (new QModuleDispatchException("No authentication meta data defined."));
+      }
+
+      try
+      {
+         String className = authenticationTypeToModuleClassNameMap.get(authenticationMetaData.getType());
+         if(className == null)
+         {
+            throw (new QModuleDispatchException("Unrecognized authentication type [" + authenticationMetaData.getType() + "] in dispatcher."));
+         }
+
+         Class<?> moduleClass = Class.forName(className);
+         return (QAuthenticationModuleInterface) moduleClass.getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
+      }
+      catch(QModuleDispatchException qmde)
+      {
+         throw (qmde);
+      }
+      catch(Exception e)
+      {
+         throw (new QModuleDispatchException("Error getting authentication module of type: " + authenticationMetaData.getType(), e));
+      }
+   }
+}

src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/modules/QBackendModuleDispatcher.java

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QModuleDispatchException;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QBackendMetaData;
-import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.interfaces.QModuleInterface;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.interfaces.QBackendModuleInterface;
 
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.interfaces.QModuleInterface;
  ** TODO - make this mapping runtime-bound, not pre-compiled in.
  **
  *******************************************************************************/
-public class QModuleDispatcher
+public class QBackendModuleDispatcher
 {
    private Map<String, String> backendTypeToModuleClassNameMap;
 
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ public class QModuleDispatcher
    /*******************************************************************************
     **
     *******************************************************************************/
-   public QModuleDispatcher()
+   public QBackendModuleDispatcher()
    {
       backendTypeToModuleClassNameMap = new HashMap<>();
-      backendTypeToModuleClassNameMap.put("mock", "com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.mock.MockModule");
-      backendTypeToModuleClassNameMap.put("rdbms", "com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.module.rdbms.RDBSMModule");
+      backendTypeToModuleClassNameMap.put("mock", "com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.mock.MockBackendModule");
+      backendTypeToModuleClassNameMap.put("rdbms", "com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.module.rdbms.RDBMSBackendModule");
       // todo - let user define custom type -> classes
    }
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class QModuleDispatcher
    /*******************************************************************************
     **
     *******************************************************************************/
-   public QModuleInterface getQModule(QBackendMetaData backend) throws QModuleDispatchException
+   public QBackendModuleInterface getQModule(QBackendMetaData backend) throws QModuleDispatchException
    {
       try
       {
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class QModuleDispatcher
          }
 
          Class<?> moduleClass = Class.forName(className);
-         return (QModuleInterface) moduleClass.getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
+         return (QBackendModuleInterface) moduleClass.getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
       }
       catch(QModuleDispatchException qmde)
       {
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class QModuleDispatcher
       }
       catch(Exception e)
       {
-         throw (new QModuleDispatchException("Error getting q backend module of type: " + backend.getType(), e));
+         throw (new QModuleDispatchException("Error getting backend module of type: " + backend.getType(), e));
       }
    }
 }

src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/modules/defaults/FullyAnonymousAuthenticationModule.java

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2021-2022. Kingsrook LLC <contact@kingsrook.com>.  All Rights Reserved.
+ */
+
+package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.defaults;
+
+
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.UUID;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.session.QSession;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.session.QUser;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.interfaces.QAuthenticationModuleInterface;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ **
+ *******************************************************************************/
+public class FullyAnonymousAuthenticationModule implements QAuthenticationModuleInterface
+{
+   private static final Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(FullyAnonymousAuthenticationModule.class);
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Override
+   public QSession createSession(Map<String, String> context)
+   {
+      QUser qUser = new QUser();
+      qUser.setIdReference("anonymous");
+      qUser.setFullName("Anonymous");
+
+      QSession qSession = new QSession();
+      if (context.get("sessionId") != null)
+      {
+         qSession.setIdReference(context.get("sessionId"));
+      }
+      else
+      {
+         qSession.setIdReference("Session:" + UUID.randomUUID());
+      }
+      qSession.setUser(qUser);
+
+      return (qSession);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Override
+   public boolean isSessionValid(QSession session)
+   {
+      return (true);
+   }
+}

src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/modules/interfaces/QAuthenticationModuleInterface.java

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2021-2021. Kingsrook LLC <contact@kingsrook.com>.  All Rights Reserved.
+ */
+
+package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.interfaces;
+
+
+import java.util.Map;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.session.QSession;
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ ** Interface that a QAuthenticationModule must implement.
+ **
+ *******************************************************************************/
+public interface QAuthenticationModuleInterface
+{
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   QSession createSession(Map<String, String> context);
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   boolean isSessionValid(QSession session);
+}

src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/modules/interfaces/QBackendModuleInterface.java

@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.interfaces;
 
 
 /*******************************************************************************
- ** Interface that a QModule must implement.
+ ** Interface that a QBackendModule must implement.
  **
- ** Note, methods all have a default version, which throws a 'not implement'
+ ** Note, methods all have a default version, which throws a 'not implemented'
  ** exception.
  **
  *******************************************************************************/
-public interface QModuleInterface
+public interface QBackendModuleInterface
 {
    /*******************************************************************************
     **

src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/modules/mock/MockAuthenticationModule.java

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2021-2022. Kingsrook LLC <contact@kingsrook.com>.  All Rights Reserved.
+ */
+
+package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.mock;
+
+
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.UUID;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.session.QSession;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.session.QUser;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.interfaces.QAuthenticationModuleInterface;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ **
+ *******************************************************************************/
+public class MockAuthenticationModule implements QAuthenticationModuleInterface
+{
+   private static final Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(MockAuthenticationModule.class);
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Override
+   public QSession createSession(Map<String, String> context)
+   {
+      QUser qUser = new QUser();
+      qUser.setIdReference("User:" + (System.currentTimeMillis() % 10_000));
+      qUser.setFullName("John Smith");
+
+      QSession qSession = new QSession();
+      qSession.setIdReference("Session:" + UUID.randomUUID());
+      qSession.setUser(qUser);
+
+      return (qSession);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Override
+   public boolean isSessionValid(QSession session)
+   {
+      if(session == null)
+      {
+         logger.info("Session is null, which is not valid.");
+         return (false);
+      }
+
+      if(session.getValue("isInvalid") != null)
+      {
+         logger.info("Session contains the valid 'isInvalid', which is not valid.");
+         return (false);
+      }
+
+      return (true);
+   }
+}

src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/modules/mock/MockBackendModule.java

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.mock;
 
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.interfaces.DeleteInterface;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.interfaces.InsertInterface;
-import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.interfaces.QModuleInterface;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.interfaces.QBackendModuleInterface;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.interfaces.QueryInterface;
 
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.modules.interfaces.QueryInterface;
  ** tests over all the actions available through the QModuleInterface.
  **
  *******************************************************************************/
-public class MockModule implements QModuleInterface
+public class MockBackendModule implements QBackendModuleInterface
 {
    /*******************************************************************************
     **